Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2019-05-15

Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, May 15

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← May 8May 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

195 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 350▲ 195 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 8▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 31▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.85/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$123.85

96 head · 786 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$364

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2

$23.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.73

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	446	144.76	645	8thin
Medium and Large 3	385	141.28	544	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	832	121.26	1,009	85

One grade step is worth $23.50/cwt here — about −$364 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale96 hd

123.85

—

AL average12 barns · 745 hd

140.57

−16.73

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,625	76.75	1,247	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,347	53.19	716	5thin

Every lot

30 lots · USDA AMS · Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	496	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	141.28/cwt	136.00–145.00	544	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	121.51/cwt	119.00–124.00	872	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	784	123.35/cwt	123.25–124.00	967	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	859	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,029	59
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	444	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	126.61/cwt	123.00–130.00	418	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	510	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	122.94/cwt	118.00–128.00	479	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	587	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	573	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	131.96/cwt	131.00–133.00	624	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	127.46/cwt	126.00–131.00	605	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	146.51/cwt	145.00–149.00	623	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	691	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	664	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,292	73.33/cwt	73.00–74.00	947	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,310	3
Bulls	—	—	2,040	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,632	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,347	53.19/cwt	52.00–55.00	716	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847.86/cwt	775.00–900.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612.50/cwt	550.00–660.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	480.00/cwt	460.00–500.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	—	2

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Wed May 15, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 350Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 31Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 1.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,347	52.00–55.00	53.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	78.00	78.00
3	—	1,292	73.00–74.00	73.33
2	—	2,040	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	460.00–500.00	480.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	775.00–900.00	847.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	550.00–660.00	612.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	470.00	470.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	136.00–145.00	141.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	150.00	150.00
2	—	718	119.00–124.00	121.51
2	—	315	155.00–160.00	157.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	859	119.75	119.75
23	—	784	123.25–124.00	123.35
3	—	675	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	122.00–123.00	122.50
2	—	390	118.00–128.00	122.94
2	—	330	123.00–130.00	126.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	378	130.00–140.00	134.91
4	—	475	126.00–131.00	127.46
3	—	327	135.00–136.00	135.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	138.00	138.00
2	—	775	108.00	108.00
2	—	473	131.00–133.00	131.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	110.00	110.00
2	—	545	124.00	124.00
2	—	475	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	145.00–149.00	146.51
2	—	513	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	478	144.00–145.00	144.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.